Re: jake123 please rule on the following stupidity

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Post #189,515

by jake123

1/9/05 6:10:39 PM

Re: jake123 please rule on the following stupidity

In a canadian election they would get tossed.

Gotta be an X in the circle. No X, no vote. Scribblings are OK, so long as they don't possibly indicate a different vote, or the identity of the voter.

Basically, don't sign it, and put an X in one oval only, and you can do anything else you want. You put anything at all into more than one box, or you don't put an X in one box, or... bye bye ballot, it's spoiled.

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Post #189,525

by static

1/9/05 9:00:21 PM

Au is the same.

The correct way to vote - i.e. to avoid "spoiling" your ballot - is plastered everywhere. I don't ever recall a fuss over over-votes reaching the mass-media here. Although we don't have "write-in" fields, either. And close electorates almost always come down to postal votes, too.

Disclaimer: I've never done scrutineering.

Wade.

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Somebody save my life
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Post #189,576

by ben_tilly

1/10/05 11:15:26 AM

But note that Canadian ballots are simpler

You choose your representative in the House of Commons. That's it.

In my last vote I had literally dozens of choices to make. This makes accidental stray marks far easier to make.

Cheers,
Ben

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Post #189,581

by jake123

1/10/05 11:23:38 AM

Hmmm... potential solution to that might be

having a separate ballot for each election?

The Conservative party (I still can't bring myself to call them Tories) floated the idea of fixed election dates. I think it's insane myself, because you get just that sort of wack job that you guys get to deal with. Also, having to drop the election writ really restricts the amount of time a politician has to and can spend campaigning. This results in less money being required... and this is a good thing.

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Re: jake123 please rule on the following stupidity - (jake123) - (3) - Jan. 9, 2005, 06:10:39 PM EST

Au is the same. - (static) - Jan. 9, 2005, 09:00:21 PM EST

But note that Canadian ballots are simpler - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Jan. 10, 2005, 11:15:26 AM EST

Hmmm... potential solution to that might be - (jake123) - Jan. 10, 2005, 11:23:38 AM EST

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